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MIURA 1

MIURA1 is a suborbital launch vehicle, privately developed in Europe. The first space system is fully designed by PLD Space to take your payloads into space and bring them back safely. Our goal is to push forward scientific research and technology development under microgravity conditions.

MIURA

3-4 minutes

of microgravity time

12 minutes

standard flight duration

150 kilometers

suborbital flight apogee

100 kilograms

of Payload Capacity

4 missions / year

allow for wide-ranging commercial availability

4 hours

to recover the payload after the flight

Low acceleration

with a 70% reduction of the maximum axial acceleration compared with solid propulsion-based sounding rockets

Key Figures

Payload bay

Designed for microgravity research and technology development.

100Kg / 200 lb

Nominal Payload Mass

Up to 4 individual payload compartments

single compartment

Our small payload compartment size, offers basic mass budget, power supply, data storage and downlink services.

Mass budget 25 Kg / 55 lb
Volume 590 mm (diametrer) / 260 mm (height)

Power supply 28 V / 10 A / battery 0.5 Ah
Data storage 16 Gb / Mbyte/s
Telemetry data-rate of 0,8 Mbit/s

Avionics

GNC Technology and Avionics development by GMV
Telemetry system
Power Storage and Distribution
Dedicated Payload Computer
Sensor Conditioning and Acquisition
Main engines TVC y RCS commanding

Propellant tanks

Composite overwrapped Helium Pressure Vessel
Cryogenic Liquid Oxygen (LOX):
1000 l (litres of LOX) / -182 ºC (Oxygen Temperature)
Kerosene Tank
600 l (litres of Kerosene)

Mass at take off > 2550 Kg / 5622 lb

Propulsion system

Liquid Rocket Engine developed by PLD Space
The TEPREL-1B, a Liquid Bi-propellant engine running on Kerosene and Oxygen
122 second burn time
30 kN of thrust at seal level
< 5 Gs of acceleration during ascent

PAYLOAD BAY

Designed for microgravity research and technology development.

100Kg / 200 lb

Nominal Payload Mass

Up to 4 individual payload compartments

AVIONICS

PROPELLANT TANKS

Telemetry System
Power Storage and Distribution
Dedicated Payload Computer
Sensor Conditioning and Acquisition
Main engines TVC & RCS commanding

PROPULSION SYSTEM

Height > 12,5 m / 41 ft

Single Compartment

Our small payload compartment size, offers basic mass budget, power supply, data storage and downlink services.

Mass budget 25 Kg / 55 lb
Volume 590 mm (diameter) / 260 mm (height)

Power supply 28 V / 10 A / battery 0.5 Ah
Data storage 16 Gb / Mbyte/s
Telemetry data-rate of 0,8 Mbit/s

Composite Overwrapped Helium Pressure Vessel
Cryogenic Liquid Oxygen (LOX) Tank:
1.000 l / -182 ºC
Kerosene Tank (KER): 600 l

Mass at takeoff > 2.550 kg / 5.622 lb

Liquid Rocket Engine developed by PLD Space
TEPREL-B, a Liquid Bi-propellant engine running on Kerosene and Oxygen (KeroLOX). In 2021, it became the first fully-private, liquid propulsion based LOX-Kerosene engine developed in the history of Europe
122 second burn time
30 kN of thrust at sea level
< 5 Gs of acceleration during ascent

Diameter 0,7 m/2,3ft

Recovery

system

153 km
100 km
80 km
58 km
51 km
0,4 km
0 km

80 km
5 km
3 km
0 km

APOGEE
SPACE CONDITIONS
BEGINNING OF MICROGRAVITY

BEGINNING OF
ALIGNMENT

PICH MANEUVER
MECO

BEGINNING OF
DOWNRANGE
PICH MANEUVER
LIFT-OFF

END OF MICROGRAVITY
DROGUE PARACHUTES
MAIN PARACHUTES
SPLASHDOWN

R + D SUPPORT

Launch from the location with the best conditions in Southern Europe

For 85% of the year, our launch site boasts sunny skies and temperate weather. Thus, launch scrubs and delays due to inclement weather are reduced.

The historic El Arenosillo test range is located near Huelva, in south-west Spain (37°05’59.96” N,06°44’10.63” W). From this base, over 550 sounding rockets have been launched to date. El Arenosillo is owned and managed by INTA (National Space Authority), an institution that belongs to the Spanish Ministry of Defense. It has all the necessary equipment and facilities to support PLD Space commercial launch operations.

Launching services schedule
& pre-reservation

users guide

T-365 days_
flight ticket procurement

For a nominal flight, the time between the flight ticket procurement and flight is ONE YEAR, as shown in the mission timeline. If a different lead time is required by the user, it is possible to adapt this timeline. If this is the case, please contact PLD Space for further details.